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Kinds of Sentences1. Declarative- The cat ripped up my bed sheets, so i need new ones.2. Interrogative- Did you see that cat flying through the air?3.Imperative- Stop playing that music so loud.4.Exclamatory- That dog can fly faster than a plane!



Correct A Run-on Sentence1.Add a semicolon-Sally went to the mall; she got a shirt.2.Add a comma- The cat ate the dye, and it ate the jello.3.Add a period- Sally went to the mall. She bought five pairs of jeans.4.Add a subordinating conjuction- Sally went to the mall, since she had nothing to do.


Sentence Structure1.Simple-I ate that rice.2.Complex-The rice was good because it was fresh.3.Compound-The rice was good, so i made more.4.Compound/Complex-If I eat the rice now, there won't be any for tomorrow.


Figurative Language1.Simile-The giant was as big as a elephant.2.Metaphor-The giant smashed the tree with his giraffe neck.3.Hyperbole-I waited a year in that line.4.Alliteration-Where is Wally Walrus?5.Onamatopoeia-Splash!6.Personification-The car growled as I drove into town.


Writing Styles1.Absolute-Blood pumping, heart racing, I jumped out of the plane.2.Adjective beginning-Excited, I did flipped around in the air.3.Appositive-Reese, my arch nemesis, fired his water gun.4.Dash-My jumpsuit looked like pajamas - large pajamas.5.Adverb for effect-"Before you jump let the light go green", said the instructor happily.6.Speaker Tag-"Lets jump",said the instructor pushing me out.7.Vivid V-I twirled and flipped in the air.